GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |